Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the daughter's son (son of a pre-deceased daughter) and the…
Under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 read with the Schedule to the Act, the property of a male Hindu dying intestate devolves firstly upon the heirs specified…
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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the daughter's son (son of a pre-deceased daughter) and the father of a male Hindu dying intestate are legal heirs placed in the Schedule as follows:
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Correct answer C
Under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 read with the Schedule to the Act, the property of a male Hindu dying intestate devolves firstly upon the heirs specified in Class I of the Schedule, and only if there is no heir of Class I, then upon the heirs specified in Class II. In the Schedule, 'Son of a pre-deceased daughter' (daughter's son) is enumerated in Class I (whereas 'Mother' is also in Class I), while 'Father' stands alone in Entry I of Class II.
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Option A
The son of a pre-deceased daughter is in Class I. The father is in Class II, Entry I.
Option B
This reverses the classifications. The father is in Class II, Entry I, and the son of a pre-deceased daughter is in Class I.
Option C
The Schedule places the son of a pre-deceased daughter in Class I and the father in Class II, Entry I.
Option D
The father is in Class II, Entry I. The son of a pre-deceased daughter is in Class I.
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